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The City of Toronto looks forward to doing business with you.

We have various opportunities for vendors with commodities falling under Goods & Services, Professional Services and Construction Services.

Policies and standards set in the City of Toronto Act, 2006, Municipal Code and Fair Wage Office, ensures the City of Toronto and its valuable vendors are dedicated to equitable business practices.


Getting Started


The first step in doing business with the City is finding the opportunity that best suits the services or goods you offer.

You can browse our call documents using our new Online Call Document System for an up-to-date list of Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Quotations (RFQs) and Tenders.

You can view our Call Document Summaries free of charge to get all the important information you need when deciding if a business opportunity is right for you.

Then from the comforts of your home or office computer, you can purchase and download only those call documents you are interested in, saving you time and travelling costs.

The Online Call Document System accepts AMEX, VISA or MasterCard making payment processing quick and easy.

To make sure you get all the information you need, the City will send you an email notifying you of any additional addenda or attachments that have been posted since you purchased your call document.

Use our new Online Call Document System

Tender call documents with blueprint drawings will be listed on the Online Call Document System, but will not be available for online purchase and can be picked up at:

Toronto City Hall
19th Floor, West Tower
100 Queen St. West
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

All call documents will be available at a pay-per-document fee.

Bidders who wish to browse and purchase call documents in person can come to City Hall.



How to Bid


Please read call documents, addenda and any attached files carefully for a full list of submission requirements.

Call Closings
All call document closings and public openings are in accordance to the Municipal Code, Purchasing Bylaw, Chapter 195.

Submissions for all calls must be delivered by 12:00 noon on the call document closing date to the Purchasing & Materials Management division located at Toronto City Hall, 18th Floor, West Tower, 100 Queen St. West.

Public Openings
All call documents are publicly opened by the Purchasing & Materials Management Division, starting at 12:01 p.m. on the call document closing date in the Public Opening Room at Toronto City Hall, 18th Floor, West Tower.



Awarded Contracts


If you are the successful vendor of a call document, the City of Toronto will contact you via mail or telephone.

View Recent Awarded Tender Contracts



Invoice Requirements & Payments


Invoice Requirements
To help us pay you promptly, please include all required billing information on all invoices submitted to the City of Toronto.

Invoices missing billing requirements will result in a payment delay and may be returned without payment for information updates.

Invoices may be submitted to the City of Toronto by mail or electronically.

Electronic Invoices
Electronic invoices can be emailed to apinvoice@toronto.ca. Electronic invoices must be in PDF or TIFF format. Invoices submitted in text or Word format will be returned to the sender.

All invoices submitted to the City of Toronto must:

1. Be addressed and sent to:

City of Toronto
Accounting Services Division
Corporate Accounts Payable
55 John Street
14 Floor, Metro Hall
Toronto, ON
M5V 3C6

Electronic invoices can be emailed to apinvoice@toronto.ca

2. Include the following shipping information:

  • Name of City division, contact name and phone number
    (the person ordering or picking up the goods and/or services)
  • Delivery location of goods and/or services
    (excluding pick-up order)
  • Purchasing document information on the invoice
    • Blanket Contract Number
    • Contract Release Order Number (CRO)
    • Purchase Order (PO)
    • Divisional Purchase Order (DPO)

(*These purchasing numbers will be provided by City staff at the time of order)


3. City purchases made with a credit card or PCard are NOT to be sent to Corporate Accounts Payable.
These invoices are considered paid.

Invoice Payments
All payment terms must be clearly indicated on your invoice.

The City can only meet early payment discount terms 15 days from the date the invoice is received by the City of Toronto, Accounting Services Division, Corporate Accounts Payable.

For further information contact the Accounts Payable Customer Service Desk at 416-397-5235.




 
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